The next morning, Helian Rong skipped the morning court session and summoned Helian Zheng and the other two to Changshou Palace.
As soon as the three stepped into Changshou Palace, Helian Rong smashed a teacup at them: "You three rebellious sons who are desperate and resorting to any means necessary! Sending so many assassins into the palace, you not only want to kill Ci'er and the others, but you also want to get rid of me!"
Helian Qin was so frightened that his knees buckled and he knelt down: "Your subject did not send any assassins into the palace. Your subject knows nothing. Please, Your Majesty, see the truth!"
Helian Jun and Helian Zheng glanced at Helian Qin, and then both knelt down: "Your Majesty, we did not send any assassins into the palace. Your Majesty has misunderstood us. Please investigate!"
Helian Jun said this with a clear conscience, since it was definitely not an assassin he sent.
Of course, Helian Zheng was equally imposing. So what if they were assassins he had sent? He had gathered those assassins through other people. Not to mention that all of them were dead and no survivors were left.
Even if there are still survivors, he is not afraid. No matter how his father investigates, he will not be able to trace it back to him, so he must not admit to this.
As long as he doesn't admit it, his father can't do anything about it!
Helian Rong really didn't investigate the matter, because deep down he already knew that it was his three scoundrel sons who did it, and he didn't need to investigate at all.
Helian Rong slammed his fist on the table in anger: "I am old, not dead. Do you all think that your little tricks can escape my discerning eyes? Many times I just didn't want to argue with you. I still care about our father-son relationship. But what have you done? You even sent assassins into the palace to kill me. Do you really think I can't do anything to you?"
Helian Qin glanced up at the furious Helian Rong and cried out again, "It really wasn't an assassin we sent."
Then, realizing his words were inappropriate, he quickly added, "Anyway, they weren't assassins I sent. As for whether they were the second or fourth brother, I have no idea."
As soon as Helian Qin said this, he immediately received eye rolls from Helian Jun and Helian Zheng.
Helian Qin felt somewhat guilty and looked at Helian Rong again, saying, "You keep saying that you care about our father-son relationship. If you really care about our father-son relationship, why did you hand over the position of crown prince to Helian Ci, a grandson of the emperor, making us all a laughing stock in Northern Wei!"
Helian Qin's question earned him approving glances from Helian Jun and Helian Zheng. Helian Qin immediately felt he was right and straightened his back a bit.
Helian Rong was so angry he laughed, and shouted, "Why should the position of crown prince be given to Helian Ci? How dare you even ask that!"
Helian Qin was stunned by Helian Rong's sudden rebuke. It took him a while to recover. He said with a wronged expression, "Why can't I ask? It's because you won't hand over the position of crown prince to us. We haven't done anything wrong!"
How could this old man be so quick to turn the tables and accuse others?
Helian Rong snorted coldly again: "Give it to you? Give it to whom? Are you capable of being the crown prince of Northern Wei, or Helian Zheng? Helian Jun? It's not that I look down on you, but you should ask yourselves if you are worthy of being the crown prince of Northern Wei!"
Helian Rong's words were incredibly insulting, almost making the three of them faint with anger.
Helian Zheng was the first to erupt. He refused to kneel and stood up from the ground, angrily saying, "Why are we not worthy of the position of Crown Prince of Northern Wei? Your subject believes that you are worthy of the position of Crown Prince of Northern Wei!"
Helian Qin and Helian Jun may not be worthy, but why is he not worthy either!
Besides, none of the three of them are worthy, so why is that kid Helian Ci worthy?
Helian Jun also stood up, his eyes cold, and said, "Your subject believes that you are also worthy of the position of Crown Prince of Northern Wei. It is Father Emperor who is biased and does not give us a chance, but tries to pin the blame on your subjects. Your subject is not convinced!"
Seeing that Helian Zheng and Helian Jun had both stepped forward, Helian Qin immediately followed suit: "Your subject is also not convinced! You said that the three of us are not worthy of the position of Crown Prince of Northern Wei, but only Helian Ci is worthy of it! We three proper princes of Northern Wei are not worthy of it, but he, a grandson of the emperor of unknown origin who has just been found, is worthy of the position of Crown Prince. We are not convinced!"
"A proper prince?" Helian Rong was once again enraged by the three men. Pointing at Helian Qin, he shouted, "What kind of proper princes are you? I acknowledge you, and you are the true princes of Northern Wei. Now that I acknowledge Ci'er's identity, Ci'er is the legitimate grandson of the emperor of Northern Wei. Moreover, Ci'er's son has already summoned the Azure Dragon Divine Beast of Northern Wei. They are the direct descendants of the Northern Wei royal family, and this has already been verified. How dare you slander them here!"
Helian Rong berated Helian Qin mercilessly, and Helian Qin had no words to refute him at this moment.
There was nothing he could do. No matter how much he didn't want to admit it, the old man was right. They had successfully summoned the Azure Dragon, a divine beast of the Northern Wei Dynasty, which proved their lineage as the direct descendant of the Northern Wei royal family. From now on, no one would doubt their identity or bloodline.
In fact, he knew all too well that the three of them knew on the day Helian Ci was found that Helian Ci was indeed Helian Yu's bloodline.
Who told that old guy to look exactly like Helian Yu? He also has a blue dragon mark on his shoulder, and the blue dragon mark can't be faked.
If Helian Ci's identity were fake, the three of them would never have tolerated him until now. It's precisely because the three of them know he's real that they can't do anything about him!
Although he knew that Helian Ci and that boy were both direct descendants of the Northern Wei royal family, he just didn't want to admit it, and even less did he want to admit that the three of them, as proper princes, were not as good as Helian Ci and his son, the two imperial heirs who were later found. They just weren't convinced!
Seeing Helian Qin's aggrieved expression, Helian Rong became angry and pointed at him again, cursing, "You're not convinced! You think I misjudged you! With your lapdog-like behavior of following the second and fourth princes around all day, do you deserve to be the crown prince of Northern Wei?"
"I..." It has to be said that Helian Rong's words were quite infuriating. Helian Qin looked at Helian Rong in disbelief, seemingly not expecting him to use such vicious words against him. He was so angry that he stammered, "How come I'm like a lapdog, following behind the second and fourth princes? When have I ever followed behind them?"
Seeing that he was still unconvinced, Helian Rong stopped being polite and went straight to the point: "You do whatever they tell you to do? Do you even have a brain? With a brain as simple as yours, if I really handed over the Northern Wei dynasty to you, wouldn't you still be controlled by the second and fourth princes? Whose advice would you listen to then? If that's the case, I might as well hand over the dynasty to the second and fourth princes. What would you have to do with it?"
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